| CASH BOX Singles – Looking Ahead | |||
| Week ending OCTOBER 23, 1971 | |||
| TW | TITLE Artist (Label) | LW | WKS |
| 1 | SOLEDAD Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon (MGM 14296) | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | WALK EASY MY SON Jerry Butler (Mercury 73241) | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | I’VE JUST BEGUN TO CARE (Propinquity)
Michael Nesmith & First National Band (RCA Victor 74-0540) | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | OLENA Don Nix (Elektra 45746) | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | FUNKY RUBBER BAND Popcorn Wylie (Soul 35087) | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | LOOKIN’ BACK Bob Seger (Capitol 3187) | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | TONIGHT New Seekers (Elektra 45747) | 15 | 2 |
| 8 | FOR ALL WE KNOW Shirley Bassey (United Artists 50833) | 19 | 2 |
| 9 | PLEASE MRS. HENRY Manfred Mann (Polydor 14097) | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | IF IT’S ALRIGHT WITH YOU Rose Colored Glass (Bang 588) | — | 1 |
| 11 | SHOW ME HOW Emotions (Volt 4066) | — | 1 |
| 12 | LOUISIANA LADY New Riders Of The Purple Sage (Columbia 45469) | — | 1 |
| 13 | I CAN’T GIVE BACK THE LOVE I FEEL FOR YOU Vikki Carr (Columbia 45454) | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | KEEP PLAYIN’ THAT ROCK ’N’ ROLL Edgar Winter’s White Trash (Epic 10788) | — | 1 |
| 15 | PIN THE TAIL ON THE DONKEY Newcomers (Stax 0099) | 11 | 4 |
| 16 | PAIN (pt. 1) Ohio Players (Westbound 188) | — | 1 |
| 17 | CAN I Eddie Kendricks (Tamla 54210) | — | 1 |
| 18 | DOLLY DAGGER Jimi Hendrix (Reprise 1044) | — | 1 |
| 19 | I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER/BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX
Glen Campbell & Anne Murray (Capitol 3200) | — | 1 |
| 20 | SAUNDERS’ FERRY LINE Sammi Smith (Mega 0039) | 16 | 4 |
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